AUSTRALIAN FILM INDUSTRY

KEY ORGANISATIONS

Below are key Australian film and television industry organizations, which represent respective film industry membership and provide useful resources and information:

Australian Screen Directors Association (ASDA)
Represents the interests of film and television directors, documentary filmmakers, animators and independent producers throughout Australia.
www.asdafilm.org.au

Screen Producers Association of Australia (SPAA)
SPAA is the industry body that represents Australian independent film and television producers on all issues affecting the business and creative aspects of screen production.
www.spaa.org.au

Australian Writers' Guild (AWG)
The AWG is the professional association for all performance writers, that is, writers for film, television, radio, theatre, video and new media.
www.awg.com.au

Australian Teachers of Media Awards
www.atomawards.org

Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS)
The national school provides training for emerging and experienced practitioners in all areas of film and television and is one of the few schools in the world that has a department specialising in documentary. See the website for details on courses and click through to the special documentary page featuring 10 years of documentary at AFTRS.
www.aftrs.edu.au

Sydney Film School
www.sydneyfilmschool.com

International Film School
www.internationalfilmschool.com.au

Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC)
www.aidc.com.au

For regular screenings, discussions and craft sessions and an archive of documentary issues visit

OzDox
www.ozdox.org
OzDox -The Australian Documentary Forum has been established as a joint initiative from documentary filmmakers, industry bodies and academics, to foster, promote and provide a monthly forum for documentary culture.